why dont you do this
i did this and loved it
made my spool up sooooo much faster
go to a muffler shop and ask them to order you a u bend of mandrel bent 2.5" pipe
then when you get it , have them cut off the current pipe about 2 inches or so from both of the flanges that are bolted up to the header and the other end to the turbo, do this with the old pipe still in place youll see why in a minute
then cut the new u bend in the middle of the u
reweld it so that when the other ends are cut to the correct length youll have a full mandrel bent up pipe just like the vendors sell
any half ass muffler shop should be able to do this for you
i paid 20 bucks for the labor and about 18 for the pipe
take care
slawek
boosted1@yahoo.com
ps, i have a fully rebuilt 87 turbo for sale if anyone wants it, no miles since rebuilt, the compressor housing is hpc coated that nice silver so is the exhaust side, i want 450 for it i pay shipping just sits there
the coating cost over 170 for both of the sides hot and cold
send me an email to
boosted1@yahoo.com if interested